Al Porcino (May 14, 1925 – December 31, 2013) was an American lead trumpeter. He was born in

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, United States. Porcino began playing professionally in 1943, and played in many of the

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s of the 1940s and 1950s, including those of

Georgie Auld Georgie Auld (May 19, 1919 – January 8, 1990) was a jazz tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader. Early years Auld was born John Altwerger in Toronto, Canada, and moved to Brooklyn, New York, in 1929. Before the family left Canada, Au ...

Louis Prima Louis Leo Prima (December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978) was an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and trumpeter. While rooted in New Orleans jazz, swing music, and jump blues, Prima touched on various genres throughout his career: he forme ...

Jerry Wald Jerome Irving Wald (September 16, 1911 – July 13, 1962) was an American screenwriter and a producer of films and radio programs. Life and career Early life Born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, he had a brother and sons who were act ...

Tommy Dorsey Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombo ...

Gene Krupa Eugene Bertram Krupa (January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973), known as Gene Krupa, was an American jazz drummer, bandleader and composer who performed with energy and showmanship. His drum solo on Benny Goodman's 1937 recording of " Sing, Sing, ...

, and

Chubby Jackson Greig Stewart "Chubby" Jackson (October 25, 1918 – October 1, 2003) was an American jazz double-bassist and band leader. Biography Born in New York City, Jackson began at the age of seventeen as a clarinetist, but quickly changed to bass in ...

. He played with

Woody Herman Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his dea ...

in 1946, 1949-1950, 1954, and 1972. He also did two stints with

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, in 1947-48 and 1954-55. In the 1950s, he played with

Pete Rugolo Pietro "Pete" Rugolo (December 25, 1915 – October 16, 2011) was an American jazz composer, arranger and record producer. Life and career Rugolo was born in San Piero Patti, Sicily. His family emigrated to the United States in 1920 and settle ...

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, Elliot Lawrence, and

Charlie Barnet Charles Daly Barnet (October 26, 1913 – September 4, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. His major recordings were "Skyliner", " Cherokee", "The Wrong Idea", "Scotch and Soda", "In a Mizz", and "Southland Shuffl ...

. In 1957, he moved to

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, where he worked as a studio musician. While there he played in the

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Dream band from 1959 to 1962. In the 1960s, he often played in orchestras backing vocalists, and also played with

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in 1968,

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and

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in 1969-70. In the 1970s, he formed his own big band, who recorded behind

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, in addition to their own work. In the 1970s, Porcino moved to Germany, leading big bands there for two decades. His ensemble played on one of

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's final recordings in 1987. He died after suffering a fall in

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on December 31, 2013.

Discography

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*'' Big Band Jazz from the Summit'' (Roulette, 1962) With

Benny Carter Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career ...

*'' Aspects'' (United Artists, 1959) With Gil Fuller *'' Night Flight'' (Pacific Jazz, 1965) With

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but a ...

*'' One Night in Washington'' (Elektra/Musician, 1955

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*'' The New Continent'' (Limelight, 1962) With

*'' Stan Kenton's Milestones'' (Capitol, 1943-47

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Stan Kenton Classics ''Stan Kenton Classics'' is an album by pianist and bandleader Stan Kenton compiling performances recorded between 1945 and 1947 and originally collected on the Capitol label as a 10-inch LP in 1950 then reissued as a 12-inch LP with additional t ...

'' (Capitol, 1944-47

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*'' Encores'' (Capitol, 1947) *''

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'' (Capitol, 1947) *''

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'' (Capitol, 1953) *''

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'' (Capitol, 1940–54, 955 *'' Contemporary Concepts'' (Capitol, 1955) *'' Two Much!'' (Capitol, 1960) with

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With

Junior Mance Julian Clifford Mance, Jr. (October 10, 1928 – January 17, 2021), known as Junior Mance, was an American jazz pianist and composer. Biography Early life (1928–1947) Mance was born in Evanston, Illinois. When he was five years old, Mance st ...

*'' Get Ready, Set, Jump!!!'' (Capitol, 1964) *'' Straight Ahead!'' (Capitol, 1964) With

Johnny Mandel John Alfred Mandel (November 23, 1925June 29, 2020) was an American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz. The musicians he worked with include Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Barbra Streisand, Tony Benn ...

*'' I Want to Live'' (United Artists, 1958) With Shelly Manne *''

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'' (Capitol, 1965) With

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'' (Clef, 1954) with Shorty Rogers *'' Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers'' (RCA Victor, 1957) *'' Portrait of Shorty'' (RCA Victor, 1957) *'' Afro-Cuban Influence'' (RCA Victor, 1958) *'' Chances Are It Swings'' (RCA Victor, 1958) *''

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'' (RCA Victor, 1959) *'' Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan'' (MGM, 1960) *'' An Invisible Orchard'' (RCA Victor, 1961

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*'' Jazz Waltz'' (Reprise, 1962) With

*'' Rugolo Plays Kenton'' (EmArcy, 1958) With

Lalo Schifrin Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical eleme ...

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'' (RCA Victor, 1965) with Paul Horn * ''The Cincinnati Kid'' (soundtrack) (MGM, 1965) *'' Music from Mission: Impossible'' (Dot, 1967) With

Mel Tormé Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed "The Velvet Fog", was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for " The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roasting on an ...

*'' Mel Tormé live at the Maisonette'' (Atlantic, 1975) With

Gerald Wilson Gerald Stanley Wilson (September 4, 1918 – September 8, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, big band bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. Born in Mississippi, he was based in Los Angeles from the early 1940s. In addition to being a ...

*'' You Better Believe It!'' (Pacific Jazz, 1961) *'' Moment of Truth'' (Pacific Jazz, 1962) *''

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(Pacific Jazz, 1964) *'' On Stage'' (Pacific Jazz, 1965) *''

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'' (Pacific Jazz, 1966) *''

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